Giving money for childbirth and in vitro fertilization, or raising VAT on condoms, will not solve a problem that is moral and cultural.
Hu Zimo
The Party Wants Your Children: China’s New Crusade in Moral Engineering
A “Symposium on the work of ideological and moral construction of minors” offered “important instructions” from Xi Jinping on how children should be indoctrinated.
Xi Jinping: AI Can Now Crush Dissent Even Before It Surfaces
In an “immensely important” speech, the CCP leader moved China to a new stage of universal digital control.
China’s Reported Marriage Surge: A Turning Point or a Mirage of Reform?
To address a significant demographic issue, the authorities promote marriage and report an improvement. It may not be real.
China’s New Residential Surveillance Rules: Reform or Consolidation of an Abusive System?
The new regulations institutionalize a system known for its abuses and often used against religious dissidents.
“The Battle of Penghu”: Weaponizing History, Again, for Propaganda Films About Taiwan
China’s use of historical cinema to push reunification narratives is drawing criticism even within its own borders.
Recruiting the Gods: China Represses Religion at Home but Weaponizes It in Taiwan
The goddes Mazu, the divinized general Guan Yu, and other deities are mobilized by CCP propaganda to promote the reunification narrative.
The Long Arm of the Dragon: A Film Festival Crushed Before It Began
The IndieChina Film Festival in New York was sabotaged by a campaign of intimidation orchestrated by the Chinese government.
“Silent Honor”: China’s Latest TV Drama Turns Spies into Saints—and Taiwan into a Sentimental Target
It’s not just espionage chic. The Ministry of State Security developed a script that evoked strong feelings about the “unavoidable” reunification.
The World Conference on China Studies: CCP’s Global Academic Rebranding Campaign
Moving from “Sinology” to “China Studies” signals Beijing’s attempt to control and manipulate international scholars—some of whom are happy to cooperate.
Hu Zimo
Uses a pseudonym for security reasons.